This home depot insulation r value guide explains why adding insulation to your attic basement or crawl space is the best ways to improve energy efficiency.
Roxul for roof rafters.
This product is designed to fill perimeter gaps between concrete floor slabs and exterior wall systems between firewalls and ceiling slabs and around conduit pipes and duct openings through walls and floor slabs.
Youll see that i mention roxul a lot in that tutorial but roxul is exactly the same as rockwool.
Installing stone wool insulation in the attic space of a low slope roof can provide increased thermal efficiency.
Providing high quality insulation between cathedral ceiling roof joists is an easy method of improving the overall energy performance of a building.
And by the way if you re remodeling a shower and use rockwool with kerdi board or wedi s shower system there s no need for a vapor barrier.
Our tutorial on how to insulate walls with rockwool is great if you need guidance.
This is primarily due to the kerdi board or wedi.
Not only do we withstand hail damage but our roof boards maintain their bond to the roof membrane lowering the likelihood of a catastrophic roof failure.